This takes a little longer than cooking brown rice - 45 minutes to an hour - so it's not a fast recipe.

BUT...it's convenient. I go into the living room and watch an episode of Jamie at Home or Dharma & Greg or Chuck's Day Off and I complete a new step during each commercial break, then make sure to check in on it and stir during each commercial break. It's a really hands off dinner. When we have the supplies, I like to serve it up with a sprinkle of chopped cilantro, shredded cheese and a spoonful of sour cream.

AND...it's cheap.

4 cups Stock: 0.00 (Homemade Chicken) to 3.99 (organic)

2 cups Brown Rice: 1.33 (generic) to 3.59 (organic)

1 cup Azuki Beans: 0.95 (bulk bin) to 1.25 (organic canned)

7 Sausages: 2.66 (costco) to 6.99 (organic)

Diced tomatoes: 0.01 (garden from seed) to 1.99 (organic)

Corn: 0.01 (garden from seed) to 1.25 (organic)

Pepper: 0.01 (garden from seed) to 0.60 (organic)

Taco Seasoning - I'll throw in 0.10 for the seasoning

Drumroll...

6 large servings - as little as 0.84 per serving, as much as 3.29 per serving for entirely organic/upscale ingredients. A little more with the cheese/cilantro/sour cream addition.